T-- ' rr* *"*: j.Jfcsv -. ^ - A Work Whs Started This Morning and It fa Kaprrtrd That the f lock WU1 Br Kuan log Within. Isrxt Few Iiaga Willi,mimn Hill airtrttr . Hour.. A liarge alt-cot clock la jilcc put up in front of the Bank oi Washington by a Minneapolis flab. Work -was started this morning. "Jid It is expected'that everything will' be com' plete.within the next few days. I " f r "The dial of the clock la about two and one-half feet in diaroater and Is made qf white glass. Electric lights will be ?o arranged in the framework that tki distinctly seen at night. jV; -Tfo clock wm ohime tlie quarter \ hours. The tones are said to "bo loud ; enough to be beard 1b* every part of I the bustdess section of the city. It is said that the clock wtfi cost 91,000. FIRE AT BRICK KILNS LATE LAST NIGflT DLAZK COULD BB BERN FOE SEVERAL MILES. LOCAL FOUE COJ|I*ANY CALLED OUT. Fire broke out in the brick kilns last night at about 11 o'clock and Kj/; ?' burned off the top of' one of the , kilns. The damage done was not serk??S. Tho blaze lit up the sky for nearly an hour and could be seen for miles . _ around. Someone tarned in an alarm of lire in the city and the voluntee.* hose company answered the alarm. being told that it was at the end of Second street. They-had gond' several -blocks before they found out where the blaze really warn. ^ .New York, Aug. 2.?The following ev ,:]i Joint army and navy coast defense exercises begin on Long Island Sonnd and Narragansett 'Bay. Chiropodists hold annual convention in New York City and will afck permission to examine th^ feet of ??~ "Big Btlt*; Bdwerds. fltsont Cleaning Commissioner, which are said to be perfect. s Evelyn Nesbt Thaw reappears on " nayitggw,"doing a tango aot-gt a New . York roof garden. Her salaiy ia reported to be $4,000 a week. TuesdayFlorence, 8. C., vote on .the question of issuing $500,000 bohds for good roads construction. . .. Annual convention of the National Association of .Rotary Clubs, Bu'calo, Catholic Total Abatlnencc Union Cmlnc,.. ; white slave cases go on trial at 8an Francisco, Cal. Max Annenberg, circulation raanhS; ager of the Chicago Tribune, has preliminary hearing on the charge of shooting Alexander Belford. a byffiij;',1 stander, while in an automobile. ^Secretary Bryan, scheduled to speak at Kaneae-City, lid. -4i Remembei The Higl On Bi I master of FAMOV9 bihgham i school of Ashvi lle is the the C1TV AS UCRST. ok mrs. II W. P. HAl'c.HAM of mi:ooni> iiTllligrr. LEFT THIS i?H? FOR nOREBEAD COT * 18 IN THK BUST OP HEALTH |SB STILL TAKES CARE OP PIU2T- 0 C1PAI. WORK IK COXXBC- * fe TIOK WITH MANAGEMENT -> OF Hlfc SCHOOL. a Col. Robert B. Bingham arrived in a the city yesterday m the guest of e Mrs. W. .P. Qaugbam and Lor son. fc of West Second street. He remained 1 here cm til this morning, whan ho de- # narwd on imrtrun Tor New Born, en *' routi? for Morohead City. Cel. .Bingham la one of the beat known and admired citizens of North Carolina. He Was born In Orange i County, this state, and has lived | within the boundary lines of the Old North Stats during practically all his life. He Is a veteran of tie Civil War, having -served under General He is the owner and head-master of the Bingham school at AshOvllle, which was founded by bis grandfather 120 years ago. Bingham School is known all over the country and Is the -oldest school in -tbe^iTOuthern 1: states. It is the only?, one'Jk . North * Carolina, except A. <6 *1. , College, ^ which has an army offlcendetalled to it. It Is also the only schpol in the 1 United States which has been admin- c tered to by three generations of S headmasters of the same -family. t Daring its career! the Bingham g1 School has hed pupils trom forty ^ elgn countries. ^ The school was founded near WB- | mington "brut was later moved to Hid- v die, vrhere It remained onfll ltbl. ,, Since then It baa been at Aaheville. Col. Bingham la seventy-four yearB of ?|t, Thai's lAal the record In the family Bible states, but if the saying that "a man la as eld aa he ? looks and feels" hold true, the Colo- b x?l la about thirty. He la tn robust p health, straight aa an arrow and car- ^ riea hlmaelf with the carriage ol a j man who haa spent the greater part c or hta life hi the aervlce and -who hae d "V'fft Lfr ^ Jg spite of hla advanced years, Col..Blng- 1( ham takes active charge of all the 6 work in his school. He haa forgot- r ten when he has had hia last sick da7 CUT TOR WALTER JOHNSON. n Washington. Aug. S.?The cele- ^ bration of the sixth anniversary of g Walter Johnson's debut as a pitcher g was marked .today by the presentation of a handsome silver cup to the {>moU8~bnubuHapiuyevi ? ? Wednesday? \ Conference for the common good, d at Columbia. 8. C; " "1 '?s- g Seventeenth international congress t] of Medicine opens in Londan, Eng- a land. n International Apple Shippers' As- 0 sooiatlon opens annual convention b and show, Cleveland, Ohio. e Secretary Daniels returns to Wash- jj tngton, after a trip of naval lnspec- 7 tlQn to tbe Pacific coast. p . International Geological Congress. e TnaontPi -OatT ? ----- j" National Fordward-to-the-Land- d Lcagoe holds Its annual conference In pwton..".;/ ' ; - *i\. Thursday? . - jv yWjg^ ? Pacific Coaat convention of Baptist e Young People's Societies meets In fj Seattle, Wash. ii Saturday? r< NOrth Pacific Ffcuit Distritutors ti meet at Cleveland,- Ohio B mmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmm f the Date J v best Priceswill be ] "" I \ ' ' rief Visit M Fell From. Porch and Broke if,\ Her Arm - -Dtt. J NO. WOOLARD FULL FROM . PORCH TH|? MORNING .AND 1SROKK HER RIGHT ARM. ' Mrs. John Woolard of West Sec- { nd Street fell from the porch oit her louse to the pavement 0Ba gaorning nd broke her right arm . 8he wne .?wyiue ?? ius jiumn aii tne ume 01 lift. Che ??a tea that her 1^ nWe turned and that before the on Id recover herself. she had fallen leavilv cn lier arm on the sidewalk. ! "he wrist Is sprained, while the arm 2 I broken about sis iitches up from he wrist. She was treated by Decors Dave and Joshoa Tayloe and 'c j iow re3ting hicely. E OTART INJURED WHILE ON WAY TO FIRE' CpOKE DONE IN ANKLE AS HE , fl'MPGD OVER HEDGE IN HURRY TO GET TO SCENE OP FIRE LAST NIGHT. Leo Stewart met with an accident urt night while on hla way to the Ire. In his hurry to get to the flre^ louse, he didn't go out of the-gate mt leaped over the hedge in front if his home. He fell and landed reavlly on hie right foot. It was honght at first that hla'* ankle had teen sprained, bnttthe doctor this aorning stated that one.of the small ipnes In the ankle had been broken., (r. Stewart is enable to bear his reight on the dopt. which has swolen somewhat and la quite painful. AFTER 22 TEARS, WILL WED. Islip, Long Island, Aub. 2.?Miss 1 le Mann, of .London, becomes the 1 ride of Jaxnee Russell Ross of thlrf : lace tomorrow. In 8t. Mark's church, t 'be coupe was engaged In England i 2 years ago. but Ross oanie to this i ountry and after five years' real- < ence he married someone else. His i ijusl wifejlisd aspattiB age, sp,bs j ooked up his first love, with the reult that they will be married tomorow. * Services & First Baptist Church. Rev. R. L. Gay will preach at both lorning and evening services. MornQg services at 11' a. m. Evening at p.m. 8unday school at 9:45 a. m., i. P. Willis, superintendent. KING HAAKON CELEBRATES. Chrlstiania, Aug. 2?King Haakon II.. celebrates his forty-third birthay tomorrow and while there will f a popular celebration in honor of he event, conditions in this country re rattler disturbed. Queen Maud ever goes abroad except when state cessions demand it. 8he is said to eanxious to return to England beause of threats made against the fa of her only child, Prinee Olaf. "he Norwegians love the Crown i [rince but frequently denounce the \ xtravagance of his mother. j 5VANGEU8TIC OONGRB88 MKETK 1 J Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 2.?The 1 rational Evangelistic Congress openfl today, with prominent evangelists i pom all parts of the country attend- i ig. The meeting (a being held in i ^nnection with the national chau- i ihtiua of the Christian'church it ethanjr Park. m* J ? , u? for the Opei Vednesd Paid For All Grad Crop ' TtRDAT AFTERNOON, AUGUST I, . ER: Fair tonight; prohnb)y shove GIVES VIEWS ABOUT BOOB - ROADS : > It. VON KBBRSTOW t? PAYOR (MU TO MWT OF 1 THEIR ABILITY. Tuggest* That It \iV Work Be Done, It. B? Put .Under the Direction <>t Some Experienced Man Who v Knows His Business. hi .. .. > P ?r- Editor: ? 1 have been watching with rome c' merest the disc a salon about our ^ roads Issue. As to the condition of >ur roads in ChoccwinltyTownsh'.p, h Mr. Latham is right. They are de- T idorable. Sow as tc the money that a las been expended In the township, 11 t do not know- anything about that. Sl but I know personally the chairman * if that body and feel that if there ** tia* livui xm>. utvu&ty beljy .bark fmrrr L'hocowlnity Township it ~v.il be forthcoming and may hare beeh held ll were good. I am sure that no m+m- n ber of the road committee has Intended to deprtye-C-hoeowinity Township of any part of the tax. Still, I am like Mr. Latham, ft. is g^ttlhg time for something to be doilc as we ** have been waiting very patiently. I 1 am in favor of good roads and would be "D fool" enough to vote for bonda to build them under certain coditlons. First, I would want to be 6ure_ that the morfey would be E spent under some competent person E who had already had experience in e< practical rca<\ building. Then, after yi the roads are built to have them a maintained in a somewhat different manner. I think, if the road committees wertrrmowed to-ga to wveor 64 section an roads get together and try to ar- ts range some plan to get them in a * nanner that will satisfy all of the a< people who have to travel the roads. (J I liave ao "axe to gririd" and ahs v ill lag to any plan that meeu with 1 ning of (he ay Augi es. All Farmers IN Will Be Taken Car i i > n tomorrow 13 hcl S To Su ofLo Schedule of Games for Next Week ARBOlto. GREENVILLE. AC ItOKA. IINETOW-N *ND WHICHARDS TEAMS WILL BE SEEN AT FLEMING l'AKK. The. baseball fans or Washington ill have a chance to ace some food all games next week at Fleming ark. Tim Wu-diinglon team will try csn vision a with tho "farboro and Greentile teams in the early part cf the eek. The exact date for the games as not yet been decided upon hursday. Plnetown and Aurora will ght it out In thp second game of ielr three game aeries. Friday and at.urday, the team from Whlchards 111 arrive here and play the local oya two games. Sounds Interesting, doesn't It? iNNUAl REPORT OF WORK DONE IN EASTERN CAROLINA LAJOR H. W. STICKLES, IXIfED STATES ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF THIS IMSTRICT. HAS COMPLETED A.VM.iL REPORT. Major H. W. Stickles. United States fngfneer. In charge of the work in astern North Carolina, has completJ his annual report for the fiscal ear ending Jane SO and as usual, it lakes Interesting reading. The part of the report, referring to :e Pamlico and Tar rivers, as prlntil in the News and Observer this lofning, reads as follows: A contract has been given for the redging of 400,000 cubic yards of ind and mud-frcra the PamHco river hlch is about half completed. Work as not yet begun on a contract ward for the removal of 200,000 srds of sand and mud from the Tar iver. The total commerce on these vers was 356,000 tons valued at $7,50,000, an Increase of 1*6,00 tons. AUGUST a IN HISTOKV. 802?Bonaparte declared consul of Prance for life. 804?War declared between?Cngland and the Marr&a ruler (India), Jeeewunt Row Hollar. 815?-"Convention between the representatives of Great Britain, Prussia, Austria, -and-Russia who declared Bonaparte to be the prisoner of the allies entrusted his custody especially to Great Britain. 370?Franco - American War; French cross the frontier and take the helghtB above Saarbruck; Emperor Napoleon" III., ahd the Prince Imperial being present. 194?-The trial of Caserlo Santo, slayer of President Carnot, of the Republic of Frapce, commenced in Lyons. 911?President Simona of Haiti, fled from Port-au-Prince to a government cruiser." 912?Roosevelt published denun elation - of?Republicans at Chicago who re-nominated President Taft. ie people's ideas aflWtffey unfler[and the advantage of good roads. I 0 not want to take issue with anyae on the subject, and think every ix payer should give his services in friendly manner. I hope to live to pe good roads all over old Bsaufortl punty.'~~~ r 1 ' Tours respectfully, rrr3^:? F<- joMmtsin. I Washingto ISA 20tti Feeding Aid In H< e Of __ priority cal Team P. BROWN. WHO TWIRLKD FOR WASHINGTON. ALLOWED ONLY THItf.K HITS DURING THK GAME. I COWELL iS BITTING m OF GAME; SECURES THIlEE-nAGGKK AXI>|< TtYO-lSAtHJKK. ALHO CAUGHT ? F1NR GAME, NO ONE 8TKAI,- 1 1NG SECOND ON HIM. J. BHOWN MAKES FEA- 1 TL'RE CATCH. iJ Detbcl fell at the attack of the I* Washington team yesterday and was}1 defeated by the score of 6-1. One of ' the largest crowds that has been out' to the,games lately witnessed yesier-i day's Contest. * J: P. Brown, who twirled for'the locals was practically Invincible. He | allowed only three hits during the i game and struck out eleven men. I There!s no use talking, that Drown I My Is-pitching BALL." "His ipeed ls' getting bettor all the time and he's] got the best of control. The visitors j made their lone run in the third in- ; ning on two two-baggers by Taylor j and Rollins. Washington scored , three' In the second Inning on three i hits and a base on balls; two more,. In the seventh ou a couple of hits i_ and an error and the final tally at ; the end of the eighth. Cowell was > the hitting star of the game. The ,e big boy was certainly there with the j* bat yesterday. "Our"0f~Rrar times ajff he clouted out a three-bagger and a ^ two-bagger. P. Brown also grabed two for himself. Moore was tried out at first yesterday and played a good game. He ,E grabbed several bad low throws and fielded his position well. L? The sensation of the gamr> was J. i c Brown's "shoestring catch'' in the/ Btactfc" Whtcliard knocked a fly over,? Smith's head whlcli looked good for/ a hit any old time; Old Brown tore j? in like a steam engine and clutched / the sphere just as it was about a 1 foot from the ground. The old boy 11 had to take off his hat a dozen times in answer to the clapping and chccrs a in the stand. c Elbert Weston did some pretty base stealing yesterday. In the second. while running for ("arrow, he stole serond. then third and scored on a wild pitch over third baseman's , head. He certalnTy Tr fast on the bases. Old Dave had an off day at the bat. * But he should worry! i A man who is batting over .300 can afford to-have fi an off day once in a while. The" Summary. ~ ^ Bethel: All. H. E Rollins. 2b 4 2 1 1 Wf. Whichard. c. ...... 4 0 2 D. Carson, if 3 0 0 1 B. Carson, lb 3 0 11 Gammol, 3b 3 0 0 c T?L m..,,. > fi 2 Powell, p 3 0 IS Taylor, cf 3 1 0 \ Davis, rf 3 0 0 Totals 29 3 T J Washington: AB. H. E. p Davenport, rf." 3 0 0 1 Smith, ss. 4 1 0 1 Barnes, 2b 3 0 0 Tavlnn 9K A A 1 Co wen; err. tt-.S.. 4 2 0 Carrow, cf 4 1 0 1 P. Brown, p. 4 2 0 ^ 8 0*J. Brown, )(...? 3 1 0 Totals . ..28 7 1 Three-base hits, Cowell; two-base hits, P. Brown, Cowell, Rolllna, Taylor; struck out, by Powell 6, by ^ Brown 1*1; base cn balls, off Powell ( 2 off Brown 0; stolen'bases,. Bethel < players, none, Davenport, Boston 4, 1 J. Brown. P 1 n Tobacco ? msing Their Tohai i i .... No. 119 ? ;vAw\, Vfe"-.CONTRACT LET FOR FEDERAL ?BUILDING F. J. BRENT CONSTRI CTION CO, OF NORFOLK sm KSSKl l, RID. J>ri{S FOR NEW BUILDING IN GREENVILLE. The contract for the construction ,ii f the new postofllce and federal H Ulldtng n vl I) a fea? bMB Ufl warded, and the work la to be done y The W. J. Brent Construction Co. f Norfolk, Va. Formal announcement of the 'as received this morning by Poeta&ster D. J. Whichard, who la the" i uBtodlan of the postofilce building jtlBB ind all property in this town belong ng to the United States government. The contract price, as agreed upon >y the Brent'Construction Company, s $4 9,760^ with an additional amount I f |175 whlclt shall be spenCMn paint-* ng all plastered surfaces in finished ooms In the first " and mezzanine 'oriea. It will be remembered that tht appropriation that was secured iy Congressman 8inall for the pur?ose of erecting the government luilding was considerably larger han this, but the above contract inludcs no furnishings whatever, and hese must come from the fund that 9 appropriated for the building. Ev> rybody, however, who knows any- ~ "^"3 hing about the construction of a big tulldlng such as this one is to be, mows that more money* is required han it at first put up. and this Will 10 doul?t be the case with the local ederal building. Though no ono la uthority for the statement, it is beteved that as much as $75,000 wilt ie spent upon the new building be- ,\Jj ore it is finally completed and turn- SrS d over to the postal authorities for tse.?Orfenvllle Reflector. t??? nn -r- ^ VE8TON*8 I)Al CiHTKK SHARKS HIS HONORS'. Ha Minneapolis. Minn.. Aug. 2.?Minneapolis holds one of the greatest ihletlc meets in it* history today In cnnectlon with the laying ofr the ornerstone of the new Minneapolis Uhletlc Club. A foature of the program la a reception to Edward Payon Weston, the .seventy-three year- " ild pedestrian, who has waltsd from lew York to Minneapolis to attend * he meet. His daughter accompanies dm, although she did not walk with ler father. The women of Minne polls save Miss Weston e great welome. j . - ^ SPORTING CALENDAR. "i | londay? Greater New York Fair and Expo Ition, with annual poultry show, at Smpire City track. Water sports constitute program of rst carnival of Victoria. D. C. Grand Circuit racing at Kalamaoo. Mich. rucsday? j Annual regetta of ?he Mississippi liver Power Boat Association, at tenosha. Ia. President Wilson is xpected tc witness Cue contests. Golf tournament of the Wisconsin *, late Golf Association. Veilncsday? Racing under the auspices of the *ob Angeles, Cal., Driving Club. Los ingeles. Ca. International track and fteld chamiionship#of the Pacific coast, at Oak ?ark, Victoria, B. C. 'ri dayNational Rowing races at Boston. Newport, R. R., Dog Show. "Gunboat" Smith moots "Jim" ^lynn in ten-round bout. In New 'ork. Motor Dealers' Contest Association 1 neets at Brighton Beach, N. Y. SOCK ALEXIS TO HACK. * I Boston, Aug. 2.?Andrew Sockac-xls, the Indian runner*ls among the* -ontestants in the 60tH annual Scotch games hore today, and Is exacted to beat his best time, owing, o the excellence of bis condition. ??7 , Market is | ^ V"